Yoshihiko Hosoda

The drama depicts the exploits of the “Ichigeki Hishikkitai”, a special combat unit formed by farmers to deal with the "Imperial Robbers"...

Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves...

Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not as they seem.

The cyber crime investigation division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department finds a video on website "YOURTUBE." In the video, a man covered...

Mikuri and Hiramasa both work and share housework duties. They have peaceful days together. One day, Mikuri learns that she is pregnant. They decide...

Shinzo Egi is an asthma sufferer who does not want to be place on life support. As a last request, Shinzo Egi asks his doctor Ayano Orii if she could...

A coming of age story about a young woman who decides to follow the dream she had once abandoned.

On May 2, 1998, Hide, a leading Japanese rock musician who had been active as a guitarist for X JAPAN and as a solo artist (hide with Spread...

Broken-hearted and depressed Kyoko meets the kind and handsome young man Kadono, who she subsequently marries. Their marriage is a happy one, until...

Kei Omori is a caregiver who has left his previous job at a small-scale care service to come work at a large-scale nursing home. But he is unable to...

Making of Island Times

Shimada, a popular entertainer on TV, is at a young woman's apartment despite being married to an actress. There, he finds Kuwamoto, a burglar,...

A descendant of an ancient tea tribe heads to Taiwan to look for the legendary black tea to break the curse of a tribal rivalry. Meanwhile, in an...

Following her mother’s death, manga artist Sorya travels to her ancestral home in Phnom Penh, with hopes of reconnecting with her distant...

In the 1970s, director Fukasaku Kinji’s Yakuza Papers films chronicled decades of gang warfare in post-war Hiroshima. Over three decades later,...

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30,...

University students Ryoko and Akane get lost on a mountain road on their way home from a hike. They finally reach a bus stop, but there is no sign of...

In the wake of a sexual assault, young actress Noel goes to Blue Imagine, a refuge for people who have experienced violence. With the help of her...

In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the...

Ei Daisuke always carrying an army knife and was good at peeling fruit. His friends heard stories that Sakae got married to the only daughter of a...

Sakura is a 20-year-old college student who has sex for money to fund her shopping addiction. After her customers leave her apartment, she spends her...

Fifteen-year-old Masaharu lives on the small island of Aogashima, which has a population of 197. On the island, life is simple and facilities are...

When realty TV host Carlos Kurozaki breaks into a mysterious underground pyramid for a television event, he removes a special gem. . . and...

Tetsuo is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his...

A short film by Kana Yamada.

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the...

Case 3 tells the story of Mika, a young woman who after being cheated on gives up on falling in love ever again. However, Yuta, a coworker at her new...

A young tofu maker, Eikichi comes from Kyoto to open a tofu shop in a friendly neighborhood. He meets there a feisty local girl Ofumi who befriends...

Musashi returns Japan's legendary swordsman and philosopher to the screen once again. In an original period drama based on the historical facts of...

This human drama depicts the challenges of an ageing society and gives the limelight to some of the hardest working people in society, care workers...

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese...

Tamaki who becomes a surrogate mother for the sake of her elder brother, Satoshi, who is gay by going through artificial insemination using his...

Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by...